Plow-anvil.



No. 889,206. PATENTED JUNE 2, 1908.

A. COX & W. U. GOODWIN.

PLOW ANVIL.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 19,1907.

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ALBERT L. COX AND WILLIAM U. GdODWIN, OF STRATFORD, OKLAHOMA.

PLOW-ANVIL.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 2, 1908.

Serial No. 384,624.

Application filed July 19, 1907.

face of the bed 1 of a recess 5 which is prefer ably formed by cutting away the bed so that the bottom of the recess is substantially flush with the top surface of the horn 2. The recess 5 is of peculiar outline, its inner edge being arranged substantially diagonal with respect to the parallel side edges of the bed, whereby a diagonal shoulder 5 is provided extending entirely across the bed 1 of the anvil situated adjacent to the horn 2 above described.

The formation of the recess 5 is advantageous as it facilitates the o eration of shar ening the throat of low-s ares, making t e anvil a le tool for use in rep air shops. The arrangement of the shoulder 5 is such that when a plow-share is disposed upon the anvil, preliminary to the sharpening operation, the edge of the throat T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALBERT L. CoX and WILLIAM U. GoonwiN, citizens of the United States, residing at Stratford, Oklahoma,have invented certain new and useful lm rovements in Plow Anvils, of which the ollowing is a specification.

This invention consists of a novel form of anvil designed for special work, as well as to erform the functions of the common types of anvils which are at thepresent time in use. As is well known, it is customary to sharpen the throat of a plow-share upon an anvil, after the said share has become worn out at this portion.

The aim of the present invention specifically is to rovide a construction of anvil which faci itates the shar ening o' plowshares as above mentioned said construction not interfering whatever with the use of late may be readily positioned in line with the anvil in performing the various operathe said shoulder 5 as the side bar of the share will abut with one of the side edges of the bed of the anvil, and thus form a guide adapted to hold the share in pro er position as it is being operated ot only will this bar serve the function above mentione but it will admit of more readily moving the share into the desired osition initial, to the sharpening operation a ove mentioned.

The provision of the recess 5 at the point described with respect to the bed of the anvil, and its peculiar formation, will not detract in any wa from the advantageous use of e anvil for the purposes for which it is generally employed.

It will be understood that the detail construction of the invention may be slightly modified in carrying out the same and in order to accomplish the best results so far as the practical adaptation of the invention tions which are usually accomplished under ordinary conditions of service 0 a device of this nature.

For a full understanding of this invention and the merits and advantages thereof reference is to be had to the following detail description and the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of an anvil embodying the invention and Fig. 2 is a top lan view thereof.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the several figures by the same reference characters.

In the carrying out of the present invention there is no considerable modification of the general construction of the anvil, as comuse.

The anvil embodying the invention commay be concerned. prises the usual bed 1 from one end of which In the sharpening of a plow share it is the rojects outwardly the horn 2 the opposite common ractice for the smith to hold the share so that its edge to be sharpened will substantially coincide with an edge of the anvil so that the hammer may draw out the share as thin as desired by blows so directed that the face of the hammer will be at an anend of the bed 1 extending laterally from the the anvil as customary. The bed 1 is formed with the polygonal opening 3 and the circular opening a the end thereof 0 posite that from which the horn 2 eXten s,

the opening 3 being rovided to facilitate gle to the face of the anvil. By placing the operations which may e performed by what edge of the share proximate to an edge of the order to secure is commonly called the hardy, a tool utilized for metal cuttin purposes. The openin 4 is advantageous y used for punching or bo t threading operations.

The essential feature of the present invention resides the upper surl in the provision in the aforesaid advantage of an edge engagement with the anvil for the throat and at the same time ease and stability in holding the anvil I have provided the shoulder 5 as before set forth. In Fig. 2 I have indicated diagrammatically in dotted lines the position assumed by a share while the throat is being sharpened. In said .figure (1 indicates the point, I) the main part of the share, throat, and d the bar or landside. noted that the bar d lies against the edge 1 of the anvil, greatly assisting in holding the implement in place, and thus bringing the t roat in line with the edge of the shoulder 5*. This type of anvil is especially designed for re air shops, and it will be understood that tli and the shoulder 5 will be determined according to the general form of the plows to be repaired.

e precise angle between the edge l Having thus described the invention What is claimed as new is z- An anvil for special work corn rising a body at the upper portion of whic1 is provided the anvil bed, a horn extending from one end of the bed, the upper surface of said bed being provided with a recess at the end adjacent to the h ing entirely across the bed, agonal shoulder 5 pose set forth. I

n testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT L. COX. WILLIAM U. GOODVVIN. Witnesses:

L. H. LINGLE, W. B. FALL. 

